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Actor Dev Patel

Wendi Chavis — Fri, 11 May 2012 01:11:54 +0000

The actor of Slumdog Millionaire fame highlights his rise to stardom and discusses two new projects: the star vehicle The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and the new HBO series The Newsroom.

Urban farmer Will Allen

Wendi Chavis — Fri, 11 May 2012 01:10:44 +0000

The pioneering urban farmer and founder-CEO of Growing Power, Inc. discusses his text The Good Food Revolution, his thoughts on “food deserts” and preventative measures against disease and childhood obesity.

Harvard professor Michael Sandel

Wendi Chavis — Fri, 04 May 2012 13:53:04 +0000

The Harvard professor assesses whether morality is in play in U.S. markets and discusses his best-selling book, What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets.

Pulitzer Prize winner Sheryl WuDunn

Wendi Chavis — Fri, 04 May 2012 13:45:27 +0000

The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer-turned-business exec and entrepreneur discusses her best-selling book, Half the Sky, and shares why she believes that the oppression of women is the moral issue of our time.

Microsoft VP Anthony Salcito

Wendi Chavis — Fri, 04 May 2012 13:30:04 +0000

Microsoft's VP of Worldwide Public Sector Education explains how technology saved his life and weighs in on whether his industry can advance education.

Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt

Wendi Chavis — Fri, 04 May 2012 13:28:22 +0000

The University of Virginia professor discusses his text The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion and expands upon his Moral Foundations theory across political party lines.

Actor Ryan O’Neal

Wendi Chavis — Fri, 04 May 2012 01:31:25 +0000

The Oscar-nominated actor discusses media scrutiny of his parenting skills, his battle with different types of cancer and why he wrote his memoir, Both of Us: My Life with Farrah.

Actor Damian Lewis

Wendi Chavis — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 03:56:01 +0000

The British actor reflects on portraying American history in Band of Brothers and weighs in on President Obama's comment on Lewis' latest star vehicle, Showtime's Peabody Award-winning drama series Homeland.

Columnist-author Anna Quindlen

Wendi Chavis — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 03:46:15 +0000

The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer discusses her memoir, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, shares her views on aging and offers insight on how certain women-related political issues will play out on the 2012 campaign trail.

Singer-songwriter Jason Mraz

Wendi Chavis — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 03:41:50 +0000

The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter discusses the challenge of making an album of love songs, how he hones his craft as a songwriter and the backstory of the title of his latest CD, "Love Is a Four Letter Word."

Journalist-author Robin Roberts

Wendi Chavis — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 03:34:40 +0000

The Emmy-winning Good Morning America co-anchor reflects on the experience of writing her latest text, My Story, My Song, with her mother and how, through their collaboration, they learned more about each other.

Former education secretary Bill Bennett

Wendi Chavis — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:12:11 +0000

The former education secretary and host of the syndicated radio show Morning in America shares his inspiration for writing the text The Book of Man and assesses the growth in education inequality and the "Race to the Top" program.

Actor Ed Helms

Wendi Chavis — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:00:44 +0000

The actor-comedian-writer discusses the 3rd annual L.A. Bluegrass Situation, his role on The Office and whether there will be another season for the hit NBC sitcom.

Singer-songwriter Steve Tyrell

Wendi Chavis — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:17:40 +0000

The Grammy-winning artist-producer-songwriter highlights his career and his R&B background and reflects on developing his own sound as an artist, as heard on his newest CD, "I'll Take Romance."

Actor-writer Ayad Akhtar

Wendi Chavis — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:09:25 +0000

The actor-writer talks about the real-life experiences that inspired his first novel, American Dervish, relates Islam to Christianity and discusses his challenges as a storyteller to expose new truths that readers would not normally consider.

Former NY Gov. George Pataki

Wendi Chavis — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:51:34 +0000

The former three-term New York governor explains why he decided not to run in the 2012 presidential election, comments on Mitt Romney's success on Wall Street in the wake of poverty and offers his views on the NY primary.

Writer Robert Draper

Wendi Chavis — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:49:07 +0000

The best-selling author explains the inspiration behind the title of his new book, Do Not Ask What Good We Do, comments on whether the media has an impact on Congress and shares his thoughts on this year’s “freshman class” on Capitol Hill.

Author Judy Blume

Wendi Chavis — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:47:12 +0000

The award-winning and controversial author discusses book censorship in the Internet age, how she can continue to connect with children as she grows older and what's next on her agenda.

Actor-writer-director Clark Gregg

Wendi Chavis — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:46:18 +0000

The actor-writer-director discusses the development of his character in the much-buzzed-about feature The Avengers and relates his career to that of the NBA's Jeremy Lin.

Journalist Noam Scheiber

Wendi Chavis — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:24:11 +0000

The senior editor of The New Republic reflects on President Obama’s first term, assesses whether the present administration has learned lessons about the economy and discusses his book, The Escape Artist.

Actor Frank Langella

Wendi Chavis — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:18:27 +0000

The Oscar nominee and three-time Tony winner discusses his memoir, Dropped Names, why he decided to tell his story through his relations with people and why he's been particularly selective in the roles he's chosen throughout his career.

Actress Annie Potts

Wendi Chavis — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:14:29 +0000

The Emmy-nominated actress explains how she navigated her career after Designing Women and the influence her Southern and church upbringing had in her decision to take the role in the new comedy-drama GCB.

Phil Donahue, Part 2

Wendi Chavis — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:13:57 +0000

Turning over his host seat to the dean of the TV talk show genre, Tavis and Dr. Cornel West explain their new text The Rich & the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto.

Phil Donahue, Part 1

Wendi Chavis — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:12:36 +0000

The dean of the TV talk show genre turns the tables and questions Tavis—and Dr. Cornel West—about the new book, The Rich & the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto.

Actor Guy Pearce

Wendi Chavis — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:26:23 +0000

The Emmy-winning actor discusses his roles in the upcoming features Lockout and Prometheus and shares how he balances working on blockbuster films and low-budget projects.

Dancer-actor Mikhail Baryshnikov, Part 1

Wendi Chavis — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:14:26 +0000

In part one of a two-part conversation, Tavis talks with the multi-faceted dancer, who discusses his latest project, In Paris—and the first performance in which he speaks Russian—and recalls the first time he was booed after performing before a crowd.

National Iranian American Council founder Trita Parsi

Wendi Chavis — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:14:10 +0000

The founder-president of the National Iranian American Council—the largest Iranian American organization in the U.S.—describes his expectations for the upcoming U.S.-Iranian talks.

Iraq War veteran Paul K. Chappell

Wendi Chavis — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 23:42:39 +0000

The retired U.S. Army captain, peace activist and author of Peaceful Revolution describes being "pro-military, anti-war" and speculates on whether world peace is possible.

Former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, Part 1

Wendi Chavis — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:58:52 +0000

In part 1 of a two-part conversation, the former lobbyist shares his thoughts on being referred to as an “orthodox Robin Hood” and discusses the conflicting feedback he's receiving for writing his book, Capitol Punishment.

Filmmaker Lawrence Kasdan

Wendi Chavis — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 03:11:24 +0000

The writer-director discusses the real-life inspiration behind his latest film, Darling Companion, and how he fares in an era when blockbuster films dominate the box office.